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Review: Spirit Hunter: NG (Nintendo Switch)

October 9, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Given the number of games that I play, I have a really simple filter for figuring out which are truly special to me: They’re the ones that I remember in one, ten, or more years. It’s not a useful guide when sitting down to review something…

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October 9, 2019

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Review by Matt S. Get trash like Asphalt 9 off game consoles. Just as Apple is taking steps to mitigate against this kind of delinquent free-to-play nonsense with its Apple Arcade, the Nintendo Switch gets a high profile example of it. Opening your device to stuff like this isn’t the…

Review: Concrete Genie (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 8, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. Having recently announced that its company would be focusing less on the indie space to double down on its support of triple-A development, it’s easy to imagine that Concrete Genie as one of the last creative games to receive Sony’s support. Sony’s various subsidiaries had originally…

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October 8, 2019

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Opinion by Matt S. I touched on this in my review of The Alliance Alive HD, but I wanted to expand on it while it’s fresh in my memory. I know that I’ve talked about how games should be shorter in opinion pieces in the past, but here I wanted…

Remasters – what are the good for? Also Nintendo’s new fitness thing (Digitally Uploaded 2019, Episode #32)

October 7, 2019

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There have been a lot of great remasters over the past few years… but there have also been some horrible or misguided ones. What’s the difference, and what should a remaster do? We chat about that this week. We also muse over Nintendo’s next fitness game, which gives you a…

Review: The Alliance Alive HD Remastered (Nintendo Switch)

October 7, 2019

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Review by Matt S. The frequency with which we need to talk about nostalgia in the context of JRPGs is startling. Over and over again we are now seeing developers who grew up with the NES and SNES finally hit the age where they’re able to helm game projects of…

A Japanese film that you might enjoy: Kingdom

October 7, 2019

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Film review by Matt S. When it comes to history, the Japanese anime, manga and games space has the unique ability to make eras and events that we in the west might be completely unfamiliar with accessible. As I’ve said many times before, Samurai Warriors was what got me interested…

The catch-up coffee: Monday, October 7, 2019

October 6, 2019

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News by Lindsay M., News Editor Welcome to Digitally Downloaded’s regular catch-up news feature. With each issue we will bring you the best news that you may have missed. Grab the biggest mug you’ve got, fill it with your favourite brew, and catch up with us (and our favourite news…

Review: Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Breakpoint (Sony PlayStation 4)

October 4, 2019

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Review by Harvard L. It’s that time of year again – an open-world game from Ubisoft, this time in its Ghost Recon franchise. Breakpoint is a direct sequel to 2017’s Wildlands, and aims to be a more tactical, action focused alternative to the wacky emergent gameplay of last year’s Far…

Release date and more details for My Time With Dee Dee, Vol. 1!

October 4, 2019

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Article by Matt S. While I’ve been traveling in Japan for Tokyo Game Show, plus some holiday time, I’ve still found plenty of time to make progress on the first “full” My Time With Dee Dee visual novel. We’re getting very close to release now! At this stage, we’re aiming…

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